Who's burnin' wood, and who's burnin' coal?

What do ya burn?

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T. Erdelyi

T. Erdelyi

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It's friggin' cold out here, -10 with the windchill this morning, we're burnin' wood in the fire place, workin' on the second cord,(still cheaper than oil).

I've had coal and wood stoves before and I prefer coal, in my last house,(an old 175 year old farm house down South Jersey) my primary source of heat was this monster enameled parlour wood/coal stove, this sucker had more dampers and venturies than I could count.

Startin' up a dead stove wasn't much fun especially if the stoves had been dead for a couple of days, the plaster walls on the house would take days to warm back up.

I remember once we got that baby burnin' we'd keep her burnin' for weeks, it would burn for 8-10 hours on a good load of coal banked over night.

It was nice on Saturday mornin' to get that extra 2 hours sleep before ya had ta get up shake her down and load her back up again.
 
Wood. Nothing beats a good oak or almond fire for warmth. My cat agrees. She beds down next to the stove towards the end of October and doesn't move till April. :D
 
Are buffalo chips considered "pellets"? Gotta keep the sod hut warm somehow...:p

Seriously, I have a wood-burning fireplace. I rarely use it much anymore though. It came with the house and is not a very efficient design. The house that I grew up in had a Franklin Stove in it, which I liked better.
 
Only good thing to come out of Hurricane Isibel was an endless supply of free firewood.

I burn it in a very efficient,very pretty Lopi fireplace insert that has been going strong for over 20 years now.
 
Moving to Gadgets & Gear. :)
 
It even gets cold in Joe-Ja !

We burn for enjoyment rather than necessity. . .10 - 12 times during the cold season. Always keep a nice sized stack of oak. . . .ready and waitin'. :D

This past week has it been in the low 20's at night. This past Monday the thermostat went on the fritz. . . . :eek: Had to stoke up the fireplace to take the chill off !
 
There's nothing like a nice coal fire, let me tell you. IMHO they're more warming and just plain more comforting than wood fires. I was never near one before I went to Ireland, that's all they burn over there. When I build my next house I'm getting a coal stove/fireplace.
 
Dow, didn't you experience peat/turf in Ireland? You can't beat the smell of burning peat!

Andrew.
 
A.W.U.K. said:
Dow, didn't you experience peat/turf in Ireland? You can't beat the smell of burning peat!

Andrew.
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Oh absolutely, you gotta love the smell of a peat fire. There's something special about the constant, steady heat of a coal fire that did it for me though. I'm a coal fire convert!
 
Wood stove, and it always stays roaring hot. It can be 0 degrees out there and I will be walking around in shorts and a t shirt in the house.
 
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